Shadowed Light

By Avalon Estel

Disclaimer: “Lord of the Rings” and all related characters, places, etc. is the property of the Tolkien Estate. I make no claim to them. This was written for entertainment purposes only.

Like spirits they pass,
Through tall silent grass,
As they glide through the shadows of night,
And though filled with grief,
Without rest, without sleep,
They glow with ethereal light.
Like ghosts they walk by,
And the tears that they cry
Are bitterly strewn on the ground,
And bidding farewell
To the vale and the dell,
They are silent and make not a sound.

Oh, great Elvendom!
How far you had come,
And now into darkness you fall,
With the tears you have wept
And the oaths you have kept
And the ruins of splendorous halls.
Wise were the bright Elves,
And legends now tell
Of the evils that they have tamed
And through all the years
And all of the tears
Their light has dimmed and waned.

And now in the night,
I see the soft light
Of the Elves as they ride nigh
And pale are their cloaks,
And the sorrow that stokes
The fire in their eyes.
To the sea they will go,
Whither then, I don’t know,
Though it’s said there’s a beautiful place
That will bring back the gladness,
Will banish the sadness
That has so darkened their grace.

Sad is my heart
To watch them depart
To a world not open to me
And watch them I will,
And I do watch them still,
For one day only tales they will be.
Dark is a land
Where no Elven folk stand,
Where memory is all that is left.
And dark shall it be
When over the sea
Is the only place that they are kept.